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Dallarca subrostrata

Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

Taxonomy
Arca subrostrata was named by Conrad (1841).

It was recombined as Arca (Scapharca) subrostrata by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Dallarca subrostrata by Ward (1992) and Ward (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Arca subrostrata Conrad p. 30
1904Arca (Scapharca) subrostrata Glenn p. 385
1992Dallarca subrostrata Ward p. 59
1998Dallarca subrostrata Ward p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyAnadarinaeReinhart 1935
genusDallarca
speciessubrostrata(Conrad 1841)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dallarca subrostrata Conrad 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-18 18:09:28
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:09:28
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Arca subrostrata (59364 92761 92762 92763 92764 92768 92769)
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Dallarca subrostrata (173047)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Dallarca subrostrata (18579)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Arca subrostrata (55517 60379) Dallarca subrostrata (68975 69023 69024)